An arbitrator has dismissed a union’s claim for termination and enhanced severance pay on behalf of laid-off workers who declined recall to a Wingham, Ont., casting facility, finding none of …
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The Social Security Tribunal’s Appeal Division has ordered a fresh look at an Employment Insurance sickness benefits claim, finding the General Division made errors of law and fact when it …
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Foreign worker in B.C. awarded $45K after woodworking firm misrepresented job opportunity
A Surrey, B.C. stairs and railings company has been ordered to pay $44,718.49 to a foreign worker after the British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal dismissed its appeal of a determination …
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Weyerhaeuser fined $355K after worker killed at Grande Prairie, Alta., lumber mill
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited has been ordered to pay $355,000 after a worker died at a lumber mill near Grande Prairie, Alta. The company pleaded guilty on May 19 in the …
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Ontario Pay Equity Commissioner and CEO Kadie Philp joins First30 CEO Amy Davies in this episode of Coffee ’n’ Law for an insightful discussion on pay equity, workplace compliance, and …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination application against Royal Bank of Canada and one of its managers, finding the matter falls under exclusive federal jurisdiction beca… …
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Arbitrator dismisses 20-month-old grievance over four days’ lost pay for worker at oriented strand board plant
An arbitrator has dismissed a United Steelworkers grievance against Louisiana-Pacific Canada at its Dawson Creek oriented strand board plant, finding the union waited nearly two years after the grieva… Free …
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B.C. tribunal orders former client to pay $2,514 in unpaid legal fees in severance case
A British Columbia lawyer and his law corporation have won a small claims dispute against a former client who refused to pay legal fees after a severance negotiation, with the …
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FeaturedWorkplace Investigations
Nova Scotia bridge worker’s racism complaint dismissed after safety probe
A Nova Scotia Board of Inquiry has dismissed a human rights complaint filed by a probationary bridge maintenance worker who alleged he was subjected to racial discrimination by co-workers and …
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By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen The BC Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling against a former City of Prince George employee who sued for wrongful dismissal. Rob …